Analyst Trainee, FM

The Department of Health and the Public Health Environmental Laboratory is looking for engaged and talented candidate for the position of Analyst Trainee.

As an entry level position, the following responsibilities in Finance, Accounting and Budgeting will challenge and prepare the chosen applicant for an upward path to a fulfilling career. In this position the duties are included but not limited to: Preparation of accrual based monthly financial statements; Budgeting, tracking and forecasting of program expenditures; Purchasing; Accounting, reporting and processing functions for federal and/or state funded programs and departmental activities; Processing and analyzing payment transactions; accounting guidance and federal and state laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

Appointees who successfully complete the 12-month training period will be eligible for advancement to an Administrative Analyst 1, Fiscal Management.

Preference will be given to applicants who meet the following: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in any combination of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or Finance courses.

One (1) year of experience in work involving fiscal analyses and evaluation, budgeting, and management operations in government, business, and/or a management consulting firm.

REQUIREMENTS:

NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.

Four (4) years of professional experience relevant to the position.

NOTE: Please refer to the Advancement section located at the bottom of this title specification for a comprehensive list of approved journeyman titles connected to this trainee title. Experience must be related to the journeyman title associated with the position.

OR

Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

NOTE: "Professional experience" refers to work that is analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of basic knowledge of the profession's concepts and practices; and is performed with the authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.

LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

ADVANCEMENT

Appointees who successfully complete the 12-month training period will be eligible for advancement to the following title: Administrative Analyst 1.The inability of an employee in this title to attain a level of performance warranting advancement to one of the titles listed above shall be considered as cause for separation.

Required documents: cover letter, resume and completed application, found at: